The International Executive of the Year Award recognizes business leaders who have significantly improved the reputation and performance of their respective firms on the international stage.
Recipients typically have been individuals with a reputation of impeccable integrity and a performance track-record admired by stakeholders and competitors alike.
Selection Process
Winners are chosen each year by a committee of AIB Fellows and publicly recognized at our Annual Conference.
Past Winners
2023
Winner(s): Paul Polman
Affiliation: Unilever
2022
Winner(s): Michelle Nunn
Affiliation: CARE USA
2021
Winner(s): Eduardo del Riego
Affiliation: PayCargo
2019
Winner(s): Jim Hagemann Snabe
Affiliation: Maersk and Siemens AG
2018
Winner(s): Chris Policinski
Affiliation: Land O’Lakes, Inc.
2017
Winner(s): Fadi Ali Ghandour
Affiliation: Wamda Capital
2016
Winner(s): Indra Nooyi
Affiliation: PepsiCo
2015
Winner(s): Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Affiliation: Biocon Limited
2014
Winner(s): Dominic Barton
Affiliation: McKinsey & Company
2013
Winner(s): Muhtar Kent
Affiliation: The Coca Cola Company
2012
Winner(s): James Whitehurst
Affiliation: Red Hat
2011
Winner(s): Fujio Cho
Affiliation: Toyota Motor Corporation
2010
Winner(s): Ozires Silva
Affiliation: Embraer
2009
Winner(s): Donald E. Felsinger
Affiliation: Sempra Energy
2008
Winner(s): Andrea Guerra
Affiliation: Luxottica Group
2007
Winner(s): Tim Solso
Affiliation: Cummins Inc.
2006
Winner(s): Chuanzhi Liu
Affiliation: Legend Holdings Ltd.
2005
Winner(s): Paul Desmarais, Jr.
Affiliation: Power Corporation of Canada
2003
Winner(s): N. R. Narayana Murthy
Affiliation: Infosys Technologies Limited
2002
Winner(s): Federico Sada
Affiliation: Grupo Vitro
2001
Winner(s): Sir CK Chow
Affiliation: Brambles Industries Limited
1999
Winner(s): Stan Shih
Affiliation: The Acer Group
1998
Winner(s): Peter Sutherland
Affiliation: Goldman Sachs International
1997
Winner(s): Lorenzo Zambrano
Affiliation: CEMEX
1996
Winner(s): Jean Monty
Affiliation: Northern Telecom
1995
Winner(s): Jong-Hyon Chey
Affiliation: SK Group
1993
Winner(s): Takuma Yamamoto
Affiliation: Fujitsu
1992
Winner(s): Percy Barnevik
Affiliation: ASEA Brown Boveri
1990
Winner(s): David Culver
Affiliation: Alcan
1987
Winner(s): Armand Hammer
Affiliation: Occidental Petroleum Company
1986
Winner(s): Giovanni Agnelli
Affiliation: Fiat
1985
Winner(s): Walter Wriston
Affiliation: Citicorp
1983
Winner(s): Akio Morita
Affiliation: Sony
1982
Winner(s): Jacques G. Maisonrouge
Affiliation: IBM World Trade Corporation